OVI Dismissed: Driving With No Rear License Plate Lights Plus an Odor of Alcohol Is Not Alone Enough To Establish Reasonable Suspicion for Field Sobriety Tests

CAN AN OFFICER ASK FOR FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS WHEN HE SEES AN EQUIPMENT VIOLATION, SUCH AS DRIVING WITHOUT LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS, BUT NO ERRATIC DRIVING? The Ohio Court of Appeals has held that when an officer is investigating a driver for Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence of Drugs or